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Department: of Transport
7.5 Transfers

7.5.1 Transfers to public entities

Table 12: Transfers to public entities
Main Adjusted
Outcome Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from
appropriation appropriation
R thousand 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2022/23
Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Age – – 3 000 – 3 500 3 500 – – – (100.0)
Mayibuye Transport Corporation 152 402 149 657 145 190 143 226 143 226 143 226 154 528 156 182 163 179 7.9
Total departmental transfers 152 402 149 657 148 190 143 226 146 726 146 726 154 528 156 182 163 179 5.3
Mayibuye Transport Corporation (MTC) exists as a parastatal bus operator whose main purpose is to

provide affordable bus services to the predominantly rural communities of the former Ciskei and border
areas of the province. Expenditure decreased from R152.402 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of
R143.226 million in 2022/23. This is followed by a 7.9 per cent increase to R154.528 million in 2023/24

due to a once off allocation of R5 million to assist MTC to procure two buses.

7.5.2 Transfers to other entities

Table 13: Transfers to other entities
Main Adjusted
Outcome Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from
appropriation appropriation
R thousand 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2022/23
SANTACO 4 752 3 396 – 3 708 3 708 3 708 3 871 4 883 5 102 4.4
ECSBC – 1 673 5 322 1 848 1 848 1 848 1 929 2 015 2 105 4.4
Total departmental transfers 4 752 5 069 5 322 5 556 5 556 5 556 5 800 6 898 7 207 4.4

Table 13 above shows transfers to the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO) for assisting in
the running of a professional taxi transport services as well as the transfers to the Eastern Cape Small Bus
Operator Council (ECSBOC) for the efficient operating of the small bus industry. The allocations increased

from R4.752 million in 2019/20 to a revised estimate of R5.556 million in 2022/23. In 2023/24, the budget
increases by 4.4 per cent to R5.800 million.

7.5.3 Transfers to local government by category

Table 14: Transfers to municipalities by transfer type and category

Main Adjusted
Outcome Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from
appropriation appropriation
R thousand 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2022/23
Category A – – – – – – – – –
Category B – – – – 20 039 4 240 8 928 – – 110.6
Category C – – – – – – – – –
Unallocated – – – – – – – – –
Total departmental transfers – – – – 20 039 4 240 8 928 – – 110.6

Transfers to local government increase from the 2022/23 revised estimate of R4.2 million by 110.6 per
cent to R8.928 million in 2023/24 due to delays in the implementation of labour intensive projects in respect

of Community Based programmes in 2022/23. The transfers are for the upgrading/construction of
infrastructure.

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